Apple Opens iPhone to Application Developers
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple (AAPL Quote) belatedly bowed to consumer demands by welcoming independent computer programmers to develop applications for the iPhone.
On Wednesday, Chief Executive Steve Jobs posted a note on the company's Web site saying that a software developer's kit, or SDK, would be available in February. "Let me just say it: We want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have an SDK in developers' hands in February," wrote Jobs in his post.
The move signals another attempt by Apple to ensure that mainstream consumers become iPhone users when their cell-phone contracts expire. It follows Apple's decision in September to cut the price of the 8-gigabyte version to $399, which Jobs said was aimed at spurring holiday sales. ...
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